"Maybe the new governor doesn't understand yet - but the National Guard is not his own personal intimidation force to be mobilized to quash political dissent," said Robin Eckstein, a former Wisconsin National Guard member and Iraq War veteran from Appleton. "The Guard is to be used in case of true emergencies and disasters, to help the people of Wisconsin, not to bully political opponents."

You have to wonder whether the Guard would actually respond when called to act as political muscle. After all, it worked out so well at Kent State in Ohio, back in the day.